March 09, 2007
Hotline After Dark: Gut It Out
The two main political topics on TV last night were the Dems plan for Iraq and whether VP Cheney still has influence in the WH:
FNC's Angle: "Leaders in the House, in yet another effort to unite their members, announced a complicated plan with several timeline, based on different conditions, but Speaker Pelosi emphasized one common element, aimed at bringing Democrats together" ("Special Report," 3/8).
CNN's Koppel: "Setting up a possible showdown with President Bush and almost daring Republicans to vote against emergency funding for the war, House Democratic leaders today laid out their plan to withdraw all U.S. combat troops by the end of the summer 2008" ("Lou Dobbs Tonight," 3/8).
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC): "It's always an issue of how far to go, how much to put in, and what kind of timetables to put in place, what the benchmarks ought to be. And that's a challenge for us, and that's what diversity is all about" ("NewsHour," PBS, 3/8).
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA): "If [Bush] vetoes the legislation, as you know, we have the option to try and override the veto. It may be a steep hill to climb, but that's our responsibility, to try and meet those challenges" ("Situation Room," CNN, 3/8).
Ex-Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), on the Dems: "I'm actually glad they've come up with a plan, because I think it shows how completely wrong they are in the understanding of the situation that we're in" ("Hannity & Colmes," FNC, 3/8).
MAN OF THE TOWN OR MAN OUTTA TOWN?
Time's Duffy, on if Cheney will resign: "I don't think this is ever going to happen. The president picked Vice President Cheney because he wasn't going to run for office some day, that he would keep his counsel secret, that he wouldn't have long policy debates, the way some presidents and vice presidents did. George Bush doesn't want to have that again. He doesn't want to pick someone now. I think the instinct inside the White House is very to just gut this out, make the best of the situation, not just with the vice president, but across the board" ("AC 360," CNN, 3/8).
New York Daily News' DeFrank: "It's fair to say that the vice president's power and authority internally has been curtailed. The Libby verdict is a grievous embarrassment to him, but he is still a powerful force, and he's not going anywhere" ("Tucker," MSNBC, 3/8). [EMILY GOODIN]
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